Upon Stone: in arrivo il loro album di debutto “Dead Mother Moon”, guarda il video della title-track
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Gli UPON STONE, melodic death band californiana, annunciano oggi il loro album di debutto “Dead Mother Moon”, in arrivo su Century Media Records il 19 gennaio 2024. L’album è stato prodotto da Taylor Young presso il The Pit (Twitching Tongues, Nails). È ora disponibile il video della title-track, diretto da Steven Grise:
Il brano è già disponibile per il preorder e su tutte le piattaforme streaming: https://uponstone.
Il commento del cantante/bassista Xavier Wahlberg:
“La ricerca del significato di un mortale umano attraverso la pratica del rituale e della magia, scoprendo la potenza e la riverenza del mondo spirituale notturno. ‘Dead Mother Moon’ rappresenta una manifestazione/
Le radici degli Upon Stone risalgono all’adolescenza dei propri membri quando il cantante e bassista Xavier Wahlberg, il batterista Wyatt Bentley e il chitarrista Ronny Marks iniziarono a suonare. Con l’arrivo del chitarrista Gage Goss la band ha pubblicato nel 2021 l’EP “Where Wild Sorrows Grow”, tramite Creator Destructor. Da lì la band non si è mai fermata, suonando e condividendo il palco con artisti come Bewitcher, Creeping Death e Vomit Forth.
UPON STONE – “Dead Mother Moon”
1. Dead Mother Moon
2. Onyx Through the Heart
3. My Destiny; A Weapon
4. Dusk Sang Fairest
5. Paradise Failed ft Brain Fair of Shadows Fall
6. Nocturnalism
7. To Seek and Follow the Call of Lions
8. The Lantern
9. Dig Up Her Bones (Misfits cover)
From the title track opener to the vicious “Onyx Through the Heart” to the growling melodies of “Dusk Sang Fairest”, it’s an album that not only revisits the sound of the early 90’s Scandinavian underground but also reinvigorates it. Joining Upon Stone for the feral anthem, “Paradise Failed” is Shadows Fall vocalist Brain Fair, whose band sprung from the same influences two decades ago. The themes of the album deal with isolation, loss, the search for meaning, and a return to strength, notated by emotions and ideas explored through a lens of mysticism and the occult. Throughout the eight songs, Upon Stone’s love for early Melodic Death Metal is unmistakable. Down to the album cover artwork by renowned German artist Andreas Marschall (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames), Dead Mother Moon revels in the sound that would go on to inspire metal scenes worldwide while making it sound immediate and vital.
“We made a record that we wanted to hear,” states Bentley. “If I found this record on import at a record store, this would be my favorite new band. I think it’s a good sign when you’re writing the stuff you would have loved to hear when you’re first getting into a sound.”
Upcoming Shows:
11/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teagram Ballroom w/ Earth Crisis, Undying
11/16 – Palmdale, CA @ Transplant Brewing Co. w/ Warbringer
11/17 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Humdinger Brewing w/ Warbringer
11/18 – San Fernando, CA @ The Midnight Hour w/ Devil Master, Fuming Mouth, Final Gasp
w/ Xibalba
12/8 – Riverside, CA @ Raincross District
12/9 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Underground
12/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Post 8
12/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Publik Coffee
12/12 – Reno, NV @ Cypress
12/13 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone Cafe
12/14 – San Diego, CA @ Corazon Del Barrio
UPON STONE line-up:
Xavier – Vocals and Bass
Gage – Guitars
Ronny – Guitar
Wyatt – Drums
UPON STONE online:
https://www.instagram.com/
https://open.spotify.com/intl-
https://twitter.com/UponStone
